SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK -----------------------------------------x
SAMUEL D. NUNBERG,
: Petitioner,
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DONALD J. RUMP !OR PRESIDEN, IN"., and RUMP #$%# P"A Res&ondent.
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AFFIDAVIT OF SAMUEL D. NUNBERG IN SUPPORT OF STAY OF ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS
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STATE O OF F NEW YORK
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%. I a' t(e t(e Petitioner Petitioner in in t(is &ro)eed &ro)eeding. ing. I 'a*e t(is t(is a++ida a++idait it ased ased &on '/ '/ &ersona0 &ersona0 *no10edge *no10edge in s&&ort o+ '/ a&&0i)ation &rsant to "PLR 2 34$567 +or a sta/ o+ t(e aritration &ro)eeding i'&ro&er0/ )o''en)ed against 'e / r'& #$%# P"A 68r'& "a'&aign97, 1it(ot 0ega0 or +a)ta0 asis. #. I a' a &o0iti)a &o0iti)a00 )ons0tant )ons0tant and so0e0/ so0e0/ in t(at )a&a)it/ )a&a)it/ I +irst &roid &roided ed )ons0ti )ons0ting ng seri)es seri)es to Dona0d J. r'& 68Mr. r'&97 t(rog( a t(ird &art/ )ons0ting )o'&an/ +ro' Janar/ #$%% t(rog( De)e'er #$%#, and t(en dire)t0/ retained as an inde&endent )ontra)tor 1it( t(e no1 de+n)t and non-existent r'& r'& #$%# P"A. In #$%, I 1as &aid / 8r'& #$% P"A9 and t(e 8Dona0d 8Dona0d J. r'& Ex&0orator/ Ex&0orator/ "o''ittee. "o''ittee. r'& r'& #$%# P"A, as a +i)titios +i)titios entit/, entit/, 'a/ not 0ega00/ )ond)t siness or 'aintain a sit nder Genera0 O0igations La1 2 %5$. 5. (en (en I )ontin )ontined ed &roid &roiding ing &o0iti)a0 &o0iti)a0 )ons0t )ons0ting ing seri)es seri)es to Mr. Mr. r'& r'& t(og( t(og( t(e "ons0 "ons0tin ting g Agree'ent, dated as o+ A&ri0 %;, #$%4, t(at I entered into 1it( (e Dona0d J. r'& Ex&0orator/ "o''ittee 6Ex(iit 8A97 6t(e 89"ons0ting Agree'ent97, &rsant to 1(i)( I 1as retained as a &o0iti)a0 )ons0tant dring t(e &eriod et1een A&ri0 A&ri0 %;, #$%4 and Agst 5, #$%4.
;. (e "ons0tant "ons0tant Agree'e Agree'ent, nt, 1(i)( 1as dra+ted dra+ted / t(e Ex&0orator/ Ex&0orator/ "o''ittee< "o''itteerisdi)tion o+ s)( )orts and IRRE?O"ABL= @AI?E =OUR RIG O RIAL B= JUR= JUR= 6i.e., /o agree ag ree t(at a >dge and not a >r/ 1i00 (ear and de)ide t(e )ase. 4. Des&ite Des&ite t(e +a)t t(at t(at I (ae no 1ritten 1ritten agree'ent agree'ent to aritrate aritrate 1it( 1it( t(e r'& r'& "a'&aign "a'&aign and t(e )ontro00ing "ons0ting Agree'ent reires t(at dis&tes e (eard in a Ne1 =or* "ort, in reta0iation +or '/ )(ange o+ &o0iti)a0 o&inion and t(e +ree exer)ise o+ '/ !irst A'end'ent rig(t to aandon '/ &o0iti)a0 a)*ing o+ Mr. r'& and to endorse and asso)iate 1it( U.S. Senator ed "rC &0i)0/, 1(i)( I did, t(e r'& "a'&aign is atte'&ting to ring a +rio0os and reta0iator/ aritration &ro)eeding against 'e essentia00/ to &nis( 'e and s(t 'e &. . !rt(e !rt(er, r, t(e r'& r'& "a'&aig "a'&aign n is 'isgid 'isgided0/ ed0/ and i'&ro&er i'&ro&er0/ 0/ atte'&ti atte'&ting ng to se t(e s1ord s1ord o+ a &riate aritration &ro)eeding against 'e to si0en)e 'edia )oerage o+ a 0od and angr/ arg'e arg'ent nt on a & &0i) 0i) street street et1ee et1een n its its +or'er +or'er )a'&ai )a'&aign gn 'anager 'anager,, "ore/ "ore/ Le1ando Le1andos1* s1*ii 68er 68er'inat 'inated ed "a'&aign Manager97 Manager97 and a +e'a0e +e'a0e r'& "a'&aign "a'&aign sta++er, sta++er, )on)erning )on)erning t(eir sordid and a&&arent0/ i00i)it a++air, 1(i)( on in+or'ation and e0ie+, 1as 1itnessed / anot(er r'& r'& "a'&aign "a'&aign sta++er sta++er,, as re&orted re&orted in t(e New York York Post , Page Six, on Ma/ %, #$% in an arti)0e arti)0e entit0ed entit0ed “Trump Campaign Staffers Get into Public Screaming Match” / E'i0/ S'it(. A )o&/ o+ t(e arti)0e is annexed (ereto as Ex(iit 8B9. 3. U&on U&on in+or' in+or'ati ation on and e0ie+ e0ie+,, t(at t(at 80oers< 80oers< arr arre09 e09 o))rre o))rred d in &0i) &0i) on %st Street and (ird Aene, Ne1 =or*, Ne1 =or*, near t(e er'inated "a'&aign Manager
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Bender, a &o0iti)a0 >orna0ist e'&0o/ed e'&0o/ed New York York Post . U&on in+or'ation and e0ie+, Mi)(ae0 ". Bender, / B0oo'erg Po0iti)s, a0so 1itnessed 1itnessed t(e in)ident. . I did did not not &ro &roi ide de t(e t(e New York York Post 1it( an/ in+or'ation )on)erning t(at e'arrassing and 0rid eent. !rt(er, !rt(er, een (ad I 1itnessed 1itnessed or 0earned o+ it in Ma/ #$%, 0ong a+ter '/ "ons0ting "ons0ting Agree'ent (ad een ter'inated, not(ing 1o0d &reent 'e +ro' doing so sin)e s)( a &0i) ina&&ro&riate dis&0a/ / t(e +or'er )a'&aign 'anager and, &on in+or'ation and e0ie+, (is &ara'or, (ad not(ing to do 1it( an/ )on+identia0 in+or'ation deried / 'e +ro' '/ )ontra)ta0 re0ations(i& 1it( t(e t(e Ex&0orator/ "o''ittee or Mr. Mr. r'&. r'&. (ese eents o))rred otside t(e s)o&e o+ '/ )ontra)ta0 re0ations(i& 1it( 1 it( t(e Ex&0orator/ "o''ittee or o r Mr. r'&. r'&. 9. In s', t(ere is no asis +or t(e r'& "a'&aign to (arass 'e 1it( a +rio0os aritration &ro)eeding see*ing F%$ 'i00ion to e a1arded to it against 'e / an aritrator 1it( aso0te0/ no good +ait( asis asis in 0a1 or +a)t. I 1o0d (o&e t(e r'& r'& "a'&aign "a'&aign )an raise +nds in a 'ore traditiona0 traditiona0 and &ra)ti)a0 &ra)ti)a0 'anner. 'anner. In an/ eent, I (ae not agreed to an/ agree'ent agree'ent 1it( t(e r'& "a'&aign to aritrate. 10. I a' read/, 1i00ing and a0e to de+end '/se0+ against s)( )0ai's in "ort, 1(ere I 1i00 e a++orded de &ro)ess and t(e ridi)0os natre o+ t(e r'& "a'&aignsti+ied and )onstittiona00/ &rote)ted rig(ts to )(ange &o0iti)a0 a00egian)e and ote as I )(ose )an e dis&0a/ed to t(e &0i).
FACTUAL BACKGROUND %%. M/ re0ations(i& 1it( Mr. r'& r'& started on or aot Jne, #$%% #$ %% t(rog( Dra*e ?entres, ?entres, In). At At
t(at ti'e, as an inde&endent )ontra)tor, I g(ost 1rote 'an/ o+ Mr. r'&
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)ons0ted 1it( Mr. r'& dire)t0/ on (is s)(ed0ing o+ &o0iti)a0 eents, rie+ings and sggested ta0*ing &oints +or interie1s as 1e00 as (e0&ing to i0d Mr. r'&or t(e'es, &0edges and &o0i)/ &oints +or (is )andida)/ a0ong 1it( dee0o&ing 'essaging, 1(i)( detai0ed t(e s(ar& )ontrasts to (is &o0iti)a0 ria0s. (is adi)e 1as instr'enta0 in Mr. r'& e)o'ing t(e &res'&tie no'inee o+ t(e Re&0i)an Part/. %5. In or aot t(e s''er o+ #$%;, Mr. r'& r'& and I agreed t(at I 1o0d assist in re)riting &o0iti)a0 o&eraties o&eraties +or (is anti)i&ated anti)i&ated )a'&aign. Mr. r' r'& & een o++ered o++ered t(e &osition o+ "a'&aign Manager Manager to 'e 1(i)( I de)0ined. Instead, Instead, 1e )a'e to an nderstanding nderstanding t(at I 1o0d 1or* 1or* as a 0ead 0ead strate strategi) gi) adiso adisorr 1it( 1it( a )on)ent )on)entrat ration ion on t(e )o''ni )o''ni)at )ation ions, s, &o0i)/ &o0i)/ and o&&osit o&&osition ion resear)( o+ (is )a'&aign. %;. Dring Dring t(e )orse o+ t(at )ons0ting )ons0ting re0ations(i&, re0ations(i&, on Janar/ %, #$%4, at Mr. r' r'&e)tie assess'ents and adi)e. Be)ase o+ o + t(e tre'endos ris* Mr. 4
r'& 1as ta*ing in rnning +or t(e &residen)/, it 1as '/ dt/ to gie +ran* adi)e. M/ adi)e 1as o+ten )ontrar/ to t(at &roided / t(e er'inated "a'&aign Manager to Mr. r'&, 1(i)( t(e er'inated "a'&aign Manager did not a&&re)iate. At a00 ti'es, t(e adi)e I &roided Mr. r'& 1as in '/ o&inion to (is est interest. Un0i*e t(e er'inated "a'&aign Manager, I 1as not not a 8=e 8=es Man9 Man9 in '/ +ran* +ran* 'eet 'eetin ings gs 1it( 1it( Mr. Mr. r' r'&. &. E Eent enta a00 00/ / t(is t(is ri+t ri+t 0ed 0ed to '/ ter'ination. %3. A+ter A+ter t(e er'i er'inat nated ed "a'&ai "a'&aign gn Manage Managerr (ad ingrat ingratiat iated ed (i'se0 (i'se0++ to Mr. Mr. r'& r'& / eing eing a s/)o&(anti) 8=es 8=es Man,9 (e )ontried and 'ade +a0se a))sations against 'e to Mr. r'& r'& 1(i)( 0ti'ate0/ res0ted in t(e ter'ination o+ '/ at-1i00 )ons0ting re0ations(i& 1it( r'& #$% P"A in or aot 0ate !erar/ #$%4. %. o1ee o1eer, r, a+ter a+ter a &eriod &eriod o+ six 1ee*s, 1ee*s, I 1as on)e 'ore 'ore retain retained ed &rsa &rsant nt to t(e "ons0t "ons0ting ing Agree'ent on A&ri0 %4, #$%4 a+ter I ex&0ained to Mr. r'&
o+ t(e "ons0t "ons0ting ing Agree'e Agree'ent nt and o+ 1(i)( 1(i)( Dona0d Dona0d J. r'& r'&,, a'ong a'ong ot(ers, is an ex&ress t(ird &art/ ene+i)iar/. (e "ons0ting Agree'ent is (ere/ ter'inated e++e)tie i''ediate0/ &on t(e giing giing o+ t(is t(is noti)e noti)e.. Be re'ind re'inded ed t(at t(at t(e "on+id "on+identi entia0i a0it/ t/ Agree' Agree'ent ent )onti )ontine ness to ind ind /o. /o. ( (ee "on+i "on+ide dent ntia ia0i 0it/ t/ Agree' gree'ent ent ex&ress0/ sries t(e ter'ination o+ t(e "ons0ting Agree'ent &rsant to Se)tion %$ o+ t(e "on+identia0it/ Agree'ent and Se)tion o+ t(e "ons0ting Agree'ent. Note +rt(er t(at t(e "on+identia0it/ Agree'ent i'&oses additiona0 o0igations and restri)tions &on /o in addition to )on+identia0it/. (e "on+identia0it/ Agree'ent Agree'ent 1i00 e stri)t0/ en+or)ed. Daid "o(en #$. A+ter '/ ter'ination ter'ination o+ e'&0o/'ent, e'&0o/'ent, I )ontined )ontined to dee0o& '/ &o0iti)a0 &o0iti)a0 )ons0ting a)tiities a)tiities 1(i)( I 1as not restri)ted +ro' doing nder t(e "ons0ting Agree'ent or ot(er1ise. #%. I )ontined to *ee& areast o+ t(e dee0o&'ents in t(e &residentia0 )a'&aign in)0ding in)0ding +o00o1ing Mr. r'&
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8I+ an o&en )onention 1as good enog( +or Lin)o0n, Eisen(o1er, Nixon and !ord, it is good enog( een +or t(e great Dona0d r'&. I+ r'&
#5. A0t(og( A0t(og( not(ing restri)ted restri)ted '/ ai0it/ ai0it/ to asso)iate asso)iate 1it( anot(er &residentia0 &residentia0 )a'&aign t(ere is not(ing dis&araging in '/ re'ar*s to1ards Mr. r'& and it is '/ )onstittiona00/ &rote)ted rig(t rig(t o+ +ree +ree s&ee)(, s&ee)(, &o0iti)a &o0iti)a00 s&ee)( s&ee)( and +reedo' +reedo' o+ asso)i asso)iati ation on nd nder er t(e United United States States "onstittion and Ne1 =or* State "onstittion, a&&arent0/ t(e r'& "a'&aign (as ta*en t(e &osition / irte o+ )o''en)ing aritration against 'e t(at t(is a rea)( o+ '/ "ons0ting and "on+identia0it/ Agree'ents. #;. Neert(e0ess, on Ma/ #, #$%, I 1as sered 1it( a State'ent o+ "0ai' / t(e r'& r'& "a'&aign in 1(i)( I a' +a0se0/ a))sed o+ rea)(ing t(e "ons0ting and "on+identia0it/ Agree'ents / irte o+ '/ exer)ise o+ '/ )onstittiona00/ &rote)ted rig(ts. A )o&/ o+ t(e State'ent o+ "0ai' dated Ma/ #, #$% is annexed as Ex(iit 8!.9 Paragra&( % o+ t(e State'ent o+ "0ai' sets +ort( t(e r'& "a'&aigne)t s>e)t to an/ aritration aritration agree'ent agree'ent / t(e r'& "a'&aign 1it( 1(i)( I (ae no 1ritten agree'ent to aritrate, t(e r'& "a'&aign s(o0d s(o 0d not e &er'it &er'itted ted to ootstr ootstra& a& aritr aritrati ation on &on 'e nd nder er t(e "ons0 "ons0tin ting g Agree Agree'en 'entt e)ase &rsant to Paragra&( %% o+ t(e "ons0ting Agree'ent oted aoe, s)( indi)tie and +rio0os )0ai's 'ade in ad +ait( against 'e 'st e &rsed in a Ne1 =or* =or* State "ort. I neer agreed, and I a' not ond to de+end '/se0+ against t(ese reta0iator/ )0ai's in 1(i)( t(e r'& r'& "a'&aign is see*ing at 0east F%$ 'i00ion in da'ages against 'e in t(e Star "(a'er o+ aritration. #. (e on0/ ot(er )0ai' )ited 1it( &arti)0arit/ is in &aragra&( %3 o+ t(e State'ent o+ "0ai' 1(i)( states: 81o 'ont(s 0ater, in a Ma/ #4, #$%: Politico arti)0e, it 1as re&orted t(at Mr. 7
Nnerg (ad 0ea*ed in+or'ation )on)erning an a00eged )on+rontation et1een t1o )a'&aign sta++ers to t(e New York York Post. See ennet( P. ?oge0 and Ben S)(re)*inger, Trump Trump Campaign ift Po0iti ti)o )o 6Ma/ 6Ma/ #4, #4, #$% #$%7, 7, Gets Persona onal! Po0i
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ad'it to eing a sor)e o+ t(e in)ident et1een t(e +or'er "a'&aign Manager and anot(er sta++ sta++er er in t(e r'& r'& "a'&ai "a'&aign. gn. Moreo Moreoer er,, sin)e sin)e t(is t(is ta1dr/ ta1dr/ & &0i) 0i) in)iden in)identt et1ee et1een n Mr. Mr. Le1ando1s*/ and a +e'a0e r'& "a'&aign sta++er o))rred 1e00-a+ter t(e ter'ination o+ '/ "ons0 "ons0tin ting g Agree Agree'en 'entt 1it( 1it( t(e r'& r'& Ex&0ora Ex&0orator tor/ / "o''it "o''ittee tee,, I )o0d )o0d not (ae &os &ossi si0/ 0/ 80ea 80ea*e *ed9 d9 an/ )on+i )on+ide dent ntia ia00 or ot(e ot(err )a'&ai )a'&aign gn in+o in+or' r'at atio ion n sin)e sin)e I 1as 1as not not &ri/ &ri/ to an/ an/ )on+identia0 or ot(er in+or'ation +ro' t(e "a'&aign. #. #. ( (ee New York York Post arti)0e, as re+0e)ted in Ex(iit 8B9 (ereto, indi)ates t(at t(ere 1ere n'eros 1itnesses o+ t(e in)ident 1(i)( o))rred on a &0i) street in Ne1 =or* "it/ +or a00 to see. (e arti)0e itse0+ otes t(ree sor)es and ot(er 8on0oo*ers,9 none o+ 1(i)( are 'e. #. Not on0/ are t(ese a00egations a00egations )o'&0ete0/ )o'&0ete0/ 'erit0ess, 'erit0ess, an/ a00egations a00egations t(at I )o''ni)ated )o''ni)ated to t(e New York Post )on)erning t(is &0i) in)ident, 1(i)( I den/ )ategori)a00/, are otside t(e s)o&e
o+ ot( t(e "on+identia0it/ and "ons0ting Agree'ents Agree'ents and are not aritra0e t(erender. In +a)t, t1o o+ t(e sor)es in t(e arti)0e a&&ear to e )rrent )a'&aign sta++ers 1(o atte'&t to s&in t(e arg'ent otside t(e +or'er "a'&aign Manager
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Ex&0orator/ "o''ittee. (e "ons0ting Agree'ent reires in Paragra&( %% t(at a00 dis&tes t(erender e (eard on0/ in a +edera0 or state )ort sitting in Ne1 =or* =or* State. 5%. Moreoer, 1(i0e 1(i0e t(e "ons0ting Agree'ent, Agree'ent, 1(i)( 1as dra+ted / t(e Ex&0orator/ "o''itteedg'ent &er'anent0/ sta/ing t(e aritration, and grant s)( ot(er and +rt(er re0ie+ as is >st and &ro&er.
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